Education in Qatar

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The Education of Qatar:

Along with the country’s free health care to every citizen, every child has free education from kindergarten through college. Universities and colleges from the United States and Canada have been opening satellite campuses, in the country at Education City, Qatar, including Weill Medical College, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A&M University and College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.

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[edit] The Supreme Education Council

Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani created, by decree number 37, the Supreme Education Council, which includes among its council members the Emir’s wife, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missnad. The council directs and controls education for all levels from the pre-school level through the university level, including the "Education for a New Era" Reform initiative.

[edit] Control of Education

Control of education is currently shared between the Ministry of Education and the Supreme Education council. Funding to the Ministry of Education has been reduced and many schools have been transferred to the Supreme Education Council. The Supreme Education Council is trying to improve the quality of secondary schools by creating Independent schools with greater control over their own affairs.

[edit] International schools

There are a large number of private and international schools. Most expatriates and some Qataris choose to send their children to these schools. These schools include Qatar Academy, Doha College, American School of Doha,The Gulf English School , Doha Academy, Doha English Speaking School, The International School of Choueifat, The Cambridge School Doha, Dukhan English School, Park HOuse English School and more.

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